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“Masterminds” Is Set for Sept. 30th Release While Relativity Media Is Still Working on Coming Back from Bankruptcy

January 30, 2016

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So, at least we’ll get a chance to see Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig rob an armored car.

When Relativity Media went spiraling out of control last year, the fate of the heist comedy Masterminds starring Galifianakis and Wiig was unsure and the release date went from being pushed back a few months to being postponed indefinitely.

The dust is starting to settle after Relativity filed for Chapter 11, pending some objections from specific creditors, and their slate of films are getting back on track. Specifically, Masterminds is now set for a release on Sept. 30th, which is well over a year after it was initially supposed to come out.

At the very least, if everything goes according to plan, that means we get both Baskets and Masterminds from Galifianakis this year.

“The Bronze” Will Come Out After All Thanks to Sony Pictures Classics

December 10, 2015

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(via Deadline)

Something tells us that we’ll be feeling the effects of Relativity’s collapse for awhile.

Originally, the raucous gymnastics comedy The Bronze was all set for a release date with Relativity Media.

You might have heard that Relativity then did not have a great 2015. So, many films were and still are in limbo including the highly anticipated heist comedy Masterminds starring Zach Galifianakis.

Luckily, Sony Pictures Classics has rescued The Bronze with Melissa Rauch and is set a limited release on Mar. 18th.

Hopefully, more of Relativity’s former slate of releases will be as fortunate.

“The Bronze” Is the Latest To Have Its Release Postponed at Relativity

September 10, 2015

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(via Variety)

The dark gymnastics comedy joins Masterminds in film purgatory.

With Relativity Media being in such deep financial trouble that they’re up for a bankruptcy auction, they’ve had to indefinitely push back the release of more films, one of which is the indie dark comedy The Bronze following a jaded former star gymnast starring Melissa Rauch.

The more films that get postponed as the weeks past, the more we wonder if we’ll ever get to see any of these movies at all.

Relativity Media To Do Indian Remakes of Their Film Properties Including “Masterminds” with Zach Galifianakis

March 25, 2015

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(via Variety)

China is not the only giant film market that American companies are trying to break into. India’s got a booming film business and Relativity Media is going to attempt to bridge their way into it with Indian remakes which will include the heist comedy Masterminds starring Zach Galifianakis and more.

Other comedies that could potentially get a similar remake are Take Me Home Tonight, Movie 43, Hector and the Search for Happiness, and Don Jon.

One can only wonder will look like with Indian stars, done in Indian languages, and done in the Bollywood arena where CGI effects go crazy and singing and dancing are still very popular.